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Trump Floats Gas Tax Suspension After GOP Blocked Relief Bill
Both parties promise pump relief. Neither delivers. The uniparty strikes again.
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CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to $194M Fraud, Exposed Secret Intel Source
David Rush faked classified programs to loot $194M in taxpayer funds for gold—and the agency that missed him for years still wants your trust.
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Trump Calls Senate Candidate 'Trannie,' Media Cries Slur to Dodge Policy
Press brands Trump's taunt hate speech rather than grapple with the gender ideology positions that prompted it.
20h ago
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Texas Dem Talarico Backtracks After 'Replace Police' Comments Resurface
Talarico once said policing must be 'replaced with something new.' Now he's dodging his own words in a deadlocked Senate race against Paxton.
1d ago
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DSA Turns on Mamdani, Weaponizes Tenants to Kill $1.2B Housing Rebuild
Socialists demand Mamdani scrap $1.2B rebuild, exploit tenant standoff for intramural power play
1d ago
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White House Boots Politico From Air Force One: Press Access Is a Privilege
The administration draws a hard line against corporate media: a White House credential doesn't guarantee a seat on the president's plane.
1d ago
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Trump Drains $2B Idle Medicare Fund For $90 Checks Before Midterms
A $2 billion Bush-era fund sat idle for 18 years. Now Trump is draining it straight into 20 million senior bank accounts before Election Day.
1d ago
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Leaked Audio: Paxton Admits Swamp Runs His Senate Campaign
Leaked audio catches Texas AG admitting the swamp runs his Senate campaign's message and money.
1d ago
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Serial Predator Dennis Hastert Died Shielded by the Swamp He Served
The longest-serving GOP House Speaker was a child molester the establishment protected for decades — and never charged for the worst of it.
1d ago
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Leavitt to Fox News: Another Populist Headed for the Corporate Pen
The former Trump press secretary's new contributor gig follows the well-worn path from briefing room to broadcasting booth — where insurgent voices go to be managed.
1d ago
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Alito Defiant: Constitution Never Granted Abortion Right
The Dobbs author defends originalism, rebuffs retirement pressure, and blasts the leak that endangered Kavanaugh.
1d ago
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Big Ten Bureaucrats Weigh Punishing Minnesota for Fans' Historic Win
Fans storm the field after a 47-year drought — and Big Ten bureaucrats reach for the rulebook.
2d ago
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NBC Poll of 800 Claims Latino Voters Fleeing Trump by 24 Points
The same press that guaranteed Hillary's landslide now says Latino support collapsed—using 800 people to speak for 36 million.
2d ago
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Sean O'Malley Calls Bullshit on White House Fight Claim
UFC star publicly refutes reported White House card matchup as the establishment's credibility gap widens
2d ago
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Michael Lewis Casts Deep-State Bureaucrats as Heroes
The establishment's favorite mythmaker profiles unelected 'blockers' who defied DOGE as democratic champions.
2d ago
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Intel Chief Jay Clayton Named Trump's AI Czar
The man running 18 intelligence agencies will now steer federal AI policy—raising questions about whose interests come first.
2d ago
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Scalise Vindicated on Congress Productivity — Press Moves On
Press dismissed his claims. Record proves him right. Now Scalise warns of DSA radicals — will anyone listen?
2d ago
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Burchett Vows to Block Socialist Who Used American Flag as Napkin from Congress
Darializa Avila Chevalier called Old Glory a napkin. Rep. Tim Burchett says that disqualifies her from public office.
3d ago
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Trump Fights for NY House Seats While Consultants Push Retreat
Safe New York House seats are suddenly competitive — and the consultant class fears Trump's coattails more than a Democrat majority.
3d ago
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GOP Targets Leftist Monopoly on University of Michigan Regents
Two Republicans aim to break the 6-2 left-wing stranglehold—while one Democrat refuses to condemn Hezbollah.
3d ago
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Trump Unlocks $90 Medicare Checks for 20M Seniors
Congress hoarded the cash for years while inflation gutted seniors. Now Trump is unlocking it.
3d ago
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GOP Establishment Yanks Millions From Trump's NC Pick
Senate Leadership Fund redirects cash to Kansas, leaving Trump-backed Whatley twisting in a must-win NC race.
4d ago
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Three Students Arrested for Trump Death Threats—Media Yawns
Assassination threats against the president drew federal charges—and barely a headline. The 'threats to democracy' crowd only cares in one direction.
4d ago
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Senate Passes College Sports Reform, House Lobbyists May Bury It
Universities and agents fight to protect their billion-dollar cut as the Protect College Sports Act heads to the House.
4d ago
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